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Kid Cudi, St. Baldrick’s, Banff Mountain Film Festival and other stuff to do this week

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Indoor skydiving competition doubles as a charity event.
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Editor's note: This story initially included a listing of Cheyenne Jackson's two-night engagement at the Smith Center's Cabaret Jazz, which has since been canceled due to illness. A representative says the Smith Center is working on scheduling new dates.

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Tunnel Jam Vegas Indoor Skydiving employees show off their sick wind-tunnel moves at this indoor skydiving competition, which doubles as a charity event benefiting Three Square Food Bank. March 10, 5 p.m., donation (one bag of non-perishable food items).

Brave the Shave Bald is beautiful. Lose those locks (and raise some cash) for young cancer patients at Khoury’s, RíRá, Nine Fine Irishmen and the Henderson Events Plaza. March 12, times vary, stbaldricks.org.

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Banff Mountain Film Festival The touring fest expands to two days in Las Vegas this year, showcasing short films about action sports, including mountain climbing, kayaking, surfing and skiing. Even if you don’t do these sports, you’ll get stoked. March 10-11, 7 p.m., free, Clark County Library. mith Center. March 3-5, 8 p.m.; March 6, 2 p.m.; $35-$45.

In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play Set when vibrators doubled as medical devices to combat female “hysteria,” this Tony-nominated comedy by Sarah Ruhl touches on marriage, intimacy—and electricity. March 10-12, 17-19, 8 p.m.; March 13 & 20, 2 p.m.; $21-$24; 18+; Las Vegas Little Theatre.

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Gary Clark Jr. On tour to support last year’s The Story of Sonny Boy Slim—the titular character portrayed by Clark himself in the 2007 film Honeydripper—the Austin guitar prodigy continues to update and blend rock, roots and urban music. With The Shelters, March 12, 9 p.m., $30-$50, Brooklyn Bowl.

Kid Cudi After an impressive first few shows, the Foundry is diversifying and ramping up the schedule. Kid Cudi—who seems to be doing as much movies and TV (he just finished a co-hosting gig on Comedy Bang! Bang!) as music lately—brings his hip-hop-meets-alt-rock vibe to SLS Sunday night. March 13, 7 p.m., $50.

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